Quick definitions from WordNet (light)▸ noun:any device serving as a source of illumination ("He stopped the car and turned off the lights")▸ noun:the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures ("He could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark")▸ noun:public awareness ("It brought the scandal to light")▸ noun:mental understanding as an enlightening experience ("He finally saw the light")▸ noun:a particular perspective or aspect of a situation ("Although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand")▸ noun:a visual warning signal ("They saw the light of the beacon")▸ noun:an illuminated area ("He stepped into the light")▸ noun:a person regarded very fondly ("The light of my life")▸ noun:(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation ("The light was filtered through a soft glass window")▸ noun:having abundant light or illumination ("They played as long as it was light")▸ noun:a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination ("Follow God's light")▸ noun:a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires ("Do you have a light?")▸ noun:a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul▸ noun:brightness and animation of countenance▸ noun:the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light▸ verb:make lighter or brighter ("This lamp lightens the room a bit")▸ verb:fall to somebody by assignment or lot▸ verb:cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat ("Light a cigarette")▸ verb:to come to rest, settle ("Misfortune lighted upon him")▸ verb:begin to smoke▸ verb:get off (a horse)▸ adjective:of little intensity or power or force ("The light touch of her fingers")▸ adjective:moving easily and quickly; nimble ("The dancer was light and graceful")▸ adjective:of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment ("Light infantry")▸ adjective:having a spongy or flaky texture; well-leavened ("Light pastries")▸ adjective:intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound ("Light verse")▸ adjective:having little importance ("Losing his job was no light matter")▸ adjective:less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so ("A light pound")▸ adjective:characterized by or emitting light ("A room that is light when the shutters are open")▸ adjective:(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent ("Light blue")▸ adjective:(of sleep) easily disturbed ("In a light doze")▸ adjective:demanding little effort; not burdensome ("Light housework")▸ adjective:having relatively few calories ("Light (or lite) beer")▸ adjective:easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned ("A light diet")▸ adjective:of comparatively little physical weight or density ("A light load")▸ adjective:designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight ("Light aircraft")▸ adjective:psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles ("A light heart")▸ adjective:not great in degree or quantity or number ("A light sentence")▸ adjective:(physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average ("Light water is ordinary water")▸ adjective:silly or trivial ("Light banter")▸ adjective:used of vowels or syllables; pronounced with little or no stress ("A syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable")▸ adjective:very thin and insubstantial ("Light summer dresses")▸ adjective:weak and likely to lose consciousness ("Felt light in the head")▸ adjective:casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior ("He was told to avoid loose (or light) women")▸ adjective:(used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency ("Light sandy soil")▸ adjective:(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims ("A light lilting voice like a silver bell")▸ adverb:with few burdens ("Experienced travellers travel light")▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1847)
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